Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama has issued an official statement on the official EU site for the RPG, saying the game’s linearity will be “very beneficial” for old and new Final Fantasy players alike.

So an embargo on a shitload of stuff on Final Fantasy XIII lifted earlier today. Needless to say, there’s enough stuff to keep you content until March 9. Something like, oh, we don’t know, Leona Lewis playing the game on 360? We shit you not.